剧院 (jù yuàn) — theater
Definition
剧院 is the BUILDING where performances are shown; it takes measure words 家/座. 戏剧 is the art form of theater, and 剧场 is also a theater venue (often more formal).
noun
theater
Measure word · 家, 座
Examples
- 剧院。Zhè jù yuàn néng zuò yì qiān duō rén.This theater can seat over a thousand people.
- 剧院。Wǒ zài zhè jiā jù yuàn kàn guò hǎo jǐ chǎng diàn yǐng.I've watched several movies at this theater.
- 剧院。Nà zuò jù yuàn jiù zài shì zhōng xīn.That theater is right in the city center.
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